SHORT PLOT/CHAPTER SUMMARY (Synopsis) The novel To Kill a Mockingbird mainly revolves around a small family of three -- Atticus Finch‚ an attorney‚ and his two children‚ Scout and Jem. As the novel proceeds certain characters are linked with the three main characters to form a dramatic story of events‚ attitudes‚ prejudices and values. The novel is set is the quiet town of Maycomb; but the serenity is only superficial. The town is comprised of three communities: the white folk‚ the black community
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Written by Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a Southern Alabama county during the 1930s. During this time period‚ women did not have a significant influence on society but shared their voice in any possible way. Although readers of this novel may initially perceive women as innocent and kind-hearted‚ as the story develops‚ this point of view changes as the harsh nature of these women is revealed. As Miss Caroline Fischer enters her classroom full of eager students for the first time‚
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Prejudice in to kill a mockingbird Two major people in To Kill A Mockingbird are prejudged; Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. One man is the victim of prejudice; Atticus Finch. These men are mockingbirds. For a mockingbird has never hurt anyone‚ and neither has Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ nor Tom Robinson. . Boo Radley is prejudged because he chooses to stay in his home. Tom Robinson however‚ is prejudged because of his skin colour. Atticus Finch becomes a victim of prejudice due to his bravery
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To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the term ‘mockingbird’ to describe suitable‚ gracious people. Atticus‚ Jem and Scout’s father‚ says that it is alright to shoot and kill a crow‚ but even aiming at a mockingbird would be a sin. Crows represent greed‚ jealousy and evil‚ while mockingbirds represent faultless and pure beings. They first appear when Jem and Scout are learning how to use their shiny new air rifles. Atticus will not teach them how to shoot‚ but
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Scouting for Lessons The lessons we learn accumulate over time to create who we are. The earlier we learn these lessons‚ the more effective they are. Having the help of someone who already knows these lessons is helpful. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ a young‚ curious girl named Scout learns lessons and experiences that grow her into a better person. The first lesson Scout learns is empathy. Empathy is the act of putting yourself in other people’s shoes and seeing things
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title is appropriate because it gives the reader the idea that the book is about killing mockingbirds. The killing of the mockingbirds isn’t taken literally; instead it symbolizes the destroying of innocence in many characters throughout the novel. Miss Maudie (a minor character in the novel) said that “mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one
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Mrs. Muller English 1 12‚ December 2013 To Kill A Mockingbird I. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee published on July 11th‚ 1960. This novel takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama. The main characters in this novel are Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Scout Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ Dill Harris‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Miss Maudie‚ Mr. Robert Ewell‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Calpurnia. Each of these characters plays a significant role in this novel. II. A character who is abused and mistreated in this novel
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Matthew Cox Mr. de Vries EN140-31 14 February 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird In the final courtroom scene in the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Atticus Finch is given the case of a lifetime when he gets the chance to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man who is being falsely accused of raping a white woman in the 1930’s when inequality and racism was very prevalent during that time in the deep South. The odds he faces are terrible because he is defending an African American which during that time would
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unspeakable: She kissed a black man.” (272) this quote from chapter 20 just shows how racist and prejudiced the town Maycomb was. The society just cannot accept that a white woman likes a black man. The words illustrate a major theme in the novel that of the existence of social inequality. In my written evaluation I plan to discuss a main character and at least one of the novels central themes. The main events of “to kill a mockingbird” consist of a lawyer named Atticus Finch defending a black
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Lindsey Congdon Mrs. Peterson Period 7 December 1‚ 2009 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The Dictionary defines prejudice as‚ “an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge‚ thought‚ or reason.” There has been prejudice known throughout history‚ mostly against the blacks during and before the time of Martin Luther King Jr. In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee there is clear evidence of prejudice against the blacks. In
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